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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREDkiserfitzgeraldc8council mEmoaandu m February 2, 201 0 TO : City Counci l VIA : Katie Lichtig, City Manage r FROM : Betsy Kiser, Parks & Recreation Directo r Linda Fitzgerald, Recreation Manager --Cp(,cvGcL. SUBJECT : Additional Information – Prop 84 Grant 'Crr`f /rlavz_. —GC-YLI~ Since writing the Council agenda report, staff received additional information and clarificatio n from State Parks, the administrative agency responsible for the Prop 84 – Statewide Par k Development and Community Revitalization Program of 2008 regarding the amount to b e applied for the Skate Park project . Viktor Patino, from State Parks Office of Grants and Local Services, stated that there are n o points awarded for having committed funds nor does it make the City any more competitive t o have additional funds since there is no match requirement . He indicated that if there is any doub t about securing any of the additional funds, to not take the risk and instead ask for the gran t amount that equals the total project cost . If additional funds are secured prior to the fina l decision in September, the grant amount could be reduced . Whether the City asks for $100,000 or $5 million, it competes with all other applicants on th e same scale . The number of points the City can obtain for lack of park space, significant poverty , new recreational opportunities provided, sustainable techniques to be used, public outreach an d addressing the community challenges will be the criteria used to qualify for the grant funds . Some aspects of the grant are based upon the number of requests and where the City might fall i n the criteria compared to other agencies, such as lack of park space per 1000 residents, significan t poverty within the 1/2 mile radius and community challenges . The City is tentatively planning to request $1,874,000 for the Skate Park project, which include s the design and pre-construction costs as well as public art . This request takes into account th e $25,000 Tony Hawk Foundation Grant and $8,000 already raised by the community for th e project . b Copy ___E/'2R1L OUNCIL LiZDD DI R~Gcrf 7 Q-FIN DI REtre:eAssreer~lue r PIRE CHIE FIsrATT©RNEY (a'PW DI RtLERK/ORIC DIOLICE CH FElDEPT HEADS f 1EC DI Ppre'fill DI Rl(LLuiLE 'SIR D1 R N~iJ rime , RECEIVE D FEB2 .201 0 SLO CITY CLERK RED FILE MEETING AGENDA DATE 2-H o . ITEM #__